Business Administration: Management Option

The Department of Management delivers courses designed to develop skills in the administration of human and physical resources, to foster decision-making and entrepreneurial thinking, and to provide students with exposure to diverse business environments and management strategies. Management graduates can apply their skills to developing fundable entrepreneurial ventures or positions in personnel management, production management, retail management, operations management, or government and private non-profit administration.

Diverse Career Opportunities

Learn more from some of our recent graduates.
The Management Option provides the background to become a productive, engaged leader who can manage the complexities of a 21st century organization. From analysis of system dynamics to corporate social responsibility to employment law, recent graduates have prepared for a variety of career paths in companies such as Oracle, Yelp, KPMG, and UPS.

Coursework

The Business Administration Management Option consists of 24-units, including five required courses and 3 electives. Students can also complete a Project Management Minor by taking just one addition course on project portfolio management.

In addition, there are upper-division core courses that are completed online and at Shasta College University Center in Redding. Shasta College offers equivalents for prerequisite lower-division core courses. View the complete course listing and additional resources on the Curriculum page.

How to Apply

A special application opportunity is open until March 1 for prospective students interested in starting fall 2020. Please complete the information request form on this page to receive details. The application period for spring 2021 is August 1-August 31 and the fall 2021 application period is October 1-November 30, 2020. Prospective students apply for admission to a degree program and to the University on the Cal State Apply website.